Without You

4.5⭐️ julian and deacon are perfect for each other I could cry just thinking about it

Such an incredible story. I really liked. Loved the couple and how they managed to turn the awkwardness, that I knew from the begging would be very present, into something that make this 2 bond. Did I get passed it? Not completley. Did I root for them? yeap!! Love their bond and how even do they got started to bond because Deacon's mother kinda force them to socialize, of sorts.

I was NOT prepared for the emotional turmoil that this book has left me with. I went into this hoping for good smut & a cute read jokes on me bitch I cried like a MF baby MULTIPLE TIMES. This one really got me right in the goddamn feels, losing a brother hits VERY close to home. Dealing with loss is hard wether you’re expecting it or if it’s sudden, the pain is still the same. Being able to share that pain with someone else who loved that person equally as much as you did forms a different type of bond that cannot be explained. Julian & Deacon honestly were made for each other no other way to put it. This story was so well written I literally have not one complaint about anything. I was intrigued from the very start and I read it from start to finish with no breaks as I write this review it’s 5AM in the morning. Right now my emotions are raw so I’ll probably double back tomorrow for a better review. Loved loved loved this book not much else I can say to convince you to read this. Want to laugh? Read this Want to cry? Read this Want to swoon? Read it Want to smile? Read this Want kitty butterflies? Read this Want to hurt a little? Read this.

Beautifully heartbreaking “A life without him would hurt me, and grief isn’t supposed to feel like a punishment.” Deacon and Julian are tethered together whether they wanted to be or not. Strung together by grief, they are dealing with the loss of Deacon’s brother, which was also Julian’s boyfriend and best friend. “Without You,” by Marley Valentine is an emotionally titillating MM romance. It starts out enemies to lovers, but it tiptoes on the word enemy. They were simply misunderstood. It showcased how to forgive, how to love, and move on after loss. It was raw, and there were moments of just such sadness my heart was aching for both of them. Julian was an integral part of Deacon’s family - and ultimately a part that Deacon deep down wanted to be. Deacon was the black sheep, the straight brother; the one who was “never around.” But that wasn’t by choice. Deacon was simply misunderstood- and the only thing he ever craved was something anyone would want... to not feel so alone. Julian was the best friend. The one that had the “firsts” - he found solace in Deacon and his family; he found a home.